Portable Planet

Wii and DS both have a wonderful library of games as it is, but the big question is: What’s coming during this first quarter of 2007 for Europe? Thankfully, Nintendo Wii and DS owners will have to wait no longer to find out, since the company has released a list of what’s to come.

Here’s the schedule straight from Nintendo Europe:

January

WarioWare: Smooth Moves - What’s wacky and will have you twisting, turning, waving and even hula-hooping with your Wii Remote? Wario’s back with more than 200 crazy microgames made specifically for Wii, for up to 12 players to enjoy.

Children of Mana - Role-playing game masters Square-Enix return to their roots in the latest instalment of the classic Mana series of action-RPGs. Go it alone or join with up to three friends wirelessly.

Star Fox Command - The Star Fox series blasts onto Nintendo DS! Part action shooter, part turn-based strategy game, Star Fox Command puts an armada of ships under your touch screen control.

Actionloop - Puzzle games don’t come any faster and more furious than this! Use the stylus to flick the magnetic marbles into like-coloured groups, testing your brainpower and reactions in equal measure.

February

Magical Starsign - An out-of-this world, astrological adventure! Journey across the galaxy to find missing members of a magic academy and their teacher, using spells that grow more powerful when stars are in alignment.

Excite Truck- Grip the Wii Remote like a steering wheel and boost, swerve and jump your way across wild terrain that morphs beneath your wheels. As the name implies, Excite Truck is a wild ride.

Kororinpa - In this action/puzzle game, you’ll need a steady hand and a cool head to roll the ball through the 3D maze to the goal by tilting the Wii Remote.

Wing Island- Take to the skies and engage in a range of diverse missions, from fire-fighting to wildlife photography, controlling your plane’s flight with simple movements of the Wii Remote.

The following games are currently planned for release by the end of March 2007:

Trauma Center: Second Opinion - The hit Nintendo DS surgical simulator makes its Wii debut, with hands-on controls using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.

Sonic and the Secret Rings - Made exclusively for Wii, Sonic’s new outing is a super-fast action game that unleashes the power of the Wii Remote.

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - Play as two characters at once, skilled in combat and magic, in this brand new action-adventure for DS.

Mario Slam Basketball - With gorgeous graphics and intense, comical action, Mario’s hoop-shooting debut is set to be a Spring scorcher.

Mario vs Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis - Guide a team of Mini Mario toys through obstacle filled levels or even make your own levels and upload them to the world with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

Also coming in 2007

There’s lots more to look forward to this year including the Wii debuts of Mario and Metroid in Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3 Corruption, plus the eagerly awaited Super Smash Bros. Brawl featuring new fighters like Wario and Solid Snake. Also watch out for the arrival of Big Brain Academy for Wii, Battalion Wars II and Mario Strikers Charged bringing strategy and soccer action to Wii, and seafaring adventure The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass coming to Nintendo DS.